Tyler, Capobianco Advance to 3-Meter Semifinals at Olympic Games

PARIS – Carson Tyler (Moultrie, Ga./Bloomington, Ind.) and Andrew Capobianco (Holly Springs, N.C./Bloomington, Ind.) both advanced to the men’s 3-meter semifinals after their performances in Tuesday’s preliminaries at the Olympic Games.

Tyler finished 10^th and Capobianco placed 15^th to advance. The top 18 divers qualified for semifinals, set for Wednesday morning. Tyler scored 389.80 in the prelims, with Capobianco turning in a total of 382.05.

Both divers needed strong dives in the last two rounds to secure their spots in the semifinals, with Tyler in 19^th and Capobianco 21^st after the fourth of six rounds.

“It was just kind of about fighting on a little bit of an off day. I was able to still claw for every point and try to find my way back up there. Some days you're just a little bit off. I'm excited  for tomorrow,” Capobianco said.

Tyler scored 73.50 points on each of his last two dives – a reverse 3 ½ tuck and a reverse 1 ½ with 3 ½ twists – to jump to 10^th in the standings.

Capobianco came through with 76.05 points on a forward 2 ½ somersaults with three twists and closed out his day with 79.80 points on a front 4 ½ tuck.

Diving events at the Olympic Games continue through August 10. Wednesday’s competition begins with the men’s 3-meter semifinals and also features the women’s 3-meter preliminaries. Sarah Bacon and Alison Gibson will represent the U.S. in that event.